Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 325 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
6. 6.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
10. 10.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
23. 23.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
28. 28.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee

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